Mega Macro Monday, Leu Gardens Edition

After a trip to Winter Park and its fabulous gardens, I've decided to make up for lost time and share a really big Macro Monday post using some shots from my little excursion. I spent all day around Leu Gardens, Polasek Sculpture Gardens, downtown and at a couple of nurseries drinking lots of water and continuously losing it as I became drenched in sweat. I know that visiting gardens during a heat advisory sounds pretty dreadful, but look at what I found!

Spiderwort looks serene against a backdrop of ornamental grasses

These Billbergia pyramidalis bromeliads were everywhere. No complaints here!

Caesalpinia is one of those plants I'd like to grow someday... I like the foliage as much as the flowers.

Not sure why they call it "bleeding heart"... sounds gruesome.

Cuban petticoat palm poses well for architectural shots. :)

I'm sure the birds will love these coneflowers when the seeds are ready!

These are Celosia flowers. I know this because of my knowledgeable Facebook buddies!

Have you ever smelled Passiflora "Incense"? It smells as good as it looks.